Re: <script> tag

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Gonzalo Rubio, at 01:46 -0300 on Fri, 17 Nov 2000, wrote:

> Since the <script> tag is and empty tag, can I write <script
> language="javascript" src="whatever.js" />, instead of <script
> language="javascript" src="whatever.js"></script>

According to the XHTML DTD, script is not an empty tag; it contains
PCDATA; hence, you cannot use <script />.

From the DTD: <!ELEMENT script (#PCDATA)>

While the PCDATA may be empty, this not mean that the element <script> is
empty.

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Frank Tobin		http://www.uiuc.edu/~ftobin/
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Received on Friday, 17 November 2000 02:39:07 UTC